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United States Grand Prix2019 · Practice 2 team radio

36
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16
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9
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36
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20:04 to 21:36
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36 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the United States Grand Prix 2019, across 16 drivers. 35 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Charles LECLERC had the most, with 4.

These are transcripts of real team radio audio, produced by speech recognition and presented as an archive rather than as edited prose. Radio is clipped and noisy, so wording can be imperfect. Each message is attributed to the driver or their engineer.

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  1. Lando NORRISMcLaren20:04:360:05

    Engineerand tyres already look better than P1

  2. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas20:06:290:14

    Engineerjust

    Kevin MAGNUSSENhad a very big snap at the exit of uh eight eight

    Engineerokay there's very direct tailwind in that area so yeah probably because it's more of a tailwind than a crosswind okay so remember remember mode push mode push

  3. Romain GROSJEANHaas20:11:330:08

    EngineerAre you okay? I'm okay.

    Romain GROSJEANYeah, I'm okay, but the car is not.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull20:13:350:01

    Audio only, no transcript

  5. Charles LECLERCFerrari20:13:360:27

    Charles LECLERCWait, yeah, there was a problem with my virtual safety car thing, I've got a problem with my virtual safety car, the Delta.

    EngineerUnderstood, we can see it on data.

    Charles LECLERCWhat should I do?

    EngineerJust go slow, go slow and box now, box, we can see the issue on data.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull20:13:410:07

    EngineerYellows at turn 6, Grosjean currently off track, might be debris I'll

    Max VERSTAPPENslow down

  7. George RUSSELLWilliams20:20:480:04

    George RUSSELLNo bite from the brakes

  8. Daniel RICCIARDORenault20:23:280:21

    EngineerOK, so we're a bit ahead of schedule, so you can do another push lap if you want to.

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I don't think it'll go quicker, unless you see a trend with this tyre.

    EngineerSo, no clear trend on this tyre from our side, so it's purely to give you some more track time.

  9. Lance STROLLRacing Point20:27:260:17

    Lance STROLLI'm not slowing down for turn one, no brakes.

    EngineerSo we're a bit cold on brakes going into turn one Lance, too cold on brakes but also braking what seems late and hard.

  10. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas20:27:560:12

    Kevin MAGNUSSENRight. Still very bad rigour.

    EngineerDon't know if it's the cow or these tyres. Sure, understood. We'll get on a better tyre and then we'll get a read.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes20:28:530:21

    EngineerSo Lewistalth P3, just over 6 tenths to Leclerc P1 on that medium tyre So good improvement for yourself in that final sector

    Lewis HAMILTONI'm still on it man!

    EngineerI

    Lewis HAMILTONwas on a lap man!

    EngineerSorry Lewistalth, you'd aborted that one

  12. Pierre GASLYRed Bull20:29:090:10

    Pierre GASLYOkay, we need to slow down the braking because it's so bad. Turn 1 I'm locking the Vs massively so

  13. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso20:30:090:08

    Daniil KVYATThe drivability is quite poor out of 211

    EngineerOk, we'll have a look

  14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes20:32:000:05

    Lewis HAMILTONHave these front tires rebound please

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull20:34:360:06

    Max VERSTAPPENETA is available to pick up.

  16. Alexander ALBONRed Bull20:35:390:07

    Alexander ALBONThe car is feeling a lot more disconnected than before.

  17. Pierre GASLYRed Bull20:47:000:09

    Pierre GASLYThat's

    Engineera

    Pierre GASLYgood lap, that's

    Engineera very good lap man, very good job

  18. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes20:47:580:16

    EngineerWhere

    Valtteri BOTTASis the lap time? I don't understand.

    EngineerOn the straights? There's a lot on the straights, Aetha. It looks, Tau is quite powerful, but there's something else, probably.

  19. Lance STROLLRacing Point20:53:450:14

    Lance STROLLWas that enough temp? Because I still feel a lot of understeer into 1 and 11.

    EngineerSo that was enough temp looking at it. It was enough temp from our point of view.

  20. Lance STROLLRacing Point20:54:410:13

    EngineerLance do you think you can go any better than that because I'm thinking maybe we ought to be boxing.

    Lance STROLLDo you want to try the first part of the lap and see how it is?

    EngineerCopy that.

  21. Sergio PEREZRacing Point20:58:200:18

    Sergio PEREZWe need to check the loads.

    EngineerI

    Sergio PEREZtouched the kerb a bit too hard into 7 on the first lap and it feels a little bit lighter, the left and corners, than the right.

  22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:03:150:06

    Lewis HAMILTONIt's getting colder out here

  23. George RUSSELLWilliams21:05:190:11

    George RUSSELLDid you hear that? Very dodgy noise from the gearbox when I launched.

  24. Daniel RICCIARDORenault21:07:590:09

    EngineerAnd how is the balance?

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah I can feel a bit more deck up my reel.

  25. George RUSSELLWilliams21:11:270:09

    EngineerOh ****,

    George RUSSELLhow is he doing?

    EngineerYeah, I'm not sure if he's going to drive through the pits or not, but he's only just started his high field.

  26. Nico HULKENBERGRenault21:12:270:10

    EngineerOkay Nico, this run is looking pretty decent, are you happy to keep going for a few more laps?

    Nico HULKENBERGYep, the egg feels pretty high but the lap time somehow doesn't indicate that.

  27. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:13:080:10

    Engineerjust be careful track limits exit turn 19 we've had two laps with warnings already

  28. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:18:350:12

    EngineerAnd Hamilton lap time 39.7

    Charles LECLERCNo way, I can't do that.

    EngineerCopy, understood.

  29. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso21:19:070:13

    Daniil KVYATYeah, it's all good, but I think

    EngineerThe

    Daniil KVYATtires are not so good though Yeah, the tires are

    EngineerAre

    Daniil KVYATdone man

  30. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes21:20:010:10

    EngineerThe

    Valtteri BOTTASfront is weak, the front left I can see some graining or something.

    EngineerI see that.

  31. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:23:560:12

    Engineerand Charles try to upshift before the bump exit turn 9, upshift before bump exit turn 9

  32. Daniel RICCIARDORenault21:24:190:12

    EngineerAnd how are the tires?

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I definitely feel the deck, so just having to work a bit harder for it.

  33. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas21:25:510:16

    Kevin MAGNUSSENThese tyres are really bad already, really bad. The rear tyres, high speed is pretty tough.

    EngineerOK, understood, understood.

    Kevin MAGNUSSENAnd low speed, I've got a lot of understeer.

    EngineerOK, understood.

  34. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:27:290:19

    EngineerAnd Charles, try to upshift earlier on exit turn 9, upshift earlier. Yeah, but guys, I cannot upshift earlier, I'm already doing it.

    Charles LECLERCI'll try even more, but that's what I'm already doing, I'm upshifting before the bump.

  35. Sebastian VETTELFerrari21:31:540:06

    Sebastian VETTELCheck breaking for 11, the car doesn't seem to stop.

    EngineerCopy.

  36. Sergio PEREZRacing Point21:36:520:17

    EngineerCheck out Weybridge, Weybridge I

    Sergio PEREZdidn't see what I do

    EngineerCome to the garage, come to the garage but stop outside Pass the pit stop, pass the pit stop box Guy's gonna push you back down to the Weybridge